Ivan Shmelyov
Ivan Sergeyevich Shmelyov (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Шмелёв, also spelled Shmelev and Chmelov) (3 October [O.S. 21 September] 1873 – 24 June 1950) was a Russian writer best known for his full-blooded idyllic recreations of the pre-revolutionary past spent in the merchant district of Moscow. He was a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda. After the October Revolution Shmelyov fled to France, becoming an émigré writer.
Ivan Shmelyov | |
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| Born | 3 October [O.S. 21 September] 1873 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 24 June 1950 (aged 76) near Paris, France |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | The Stone Age The Sun of the Dead |
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